Jersey City and Albany Railroad

Jersey City and Albany Railroad
Overview
Dates of operation1873 (1873)1877 (1877)
Predecessors
  • Ridgefield Park Railroad
  • Rockland County Railroad
SuccessorJersey City and Albany Railway
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length13 miles (21 km)
Route map

The Jersey City and Albany Railroad was a railway company in the United States. It was incorporated in 1873 and that year completed a 13-mile (21 km) line between Ridgefield, New Jersey, and Tappan, New York. The company was reorganized as the Jersey City and Albany Railway in 1878. Its line eventually became part of the West Shore Railroad main line.